<p>I'm female, white, lower middle class rising senior.
4.0 GPA, w/ 5 APs and 4 more for next year (maybe 5). No scores back yet but they seemed to go well.
800 CR, 720 math, 760 writing SAT. 800 literature and 790 USH SAT IIs.
850 hours of community service, NHS officer, debate team co-president.
Work 15 hours per week at a pizza restaurant.
Spending the summer in Spain for language immersion.</p>
<p>Is the University of Washington a good safety for me? What're my chances at Yale, Columbia, Brown, Georgetown, Tufts, and George Washington?</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>Woah. Amazing academics. 4.0 is your UW GPA? That’s a lot of community service too, I think. Your ECs are pretty good. Not sure about amazing though.</p>
<p>Yeah, University of Washington might be a good safety. If you’re in state.</p>
<p>Yale: Definitely high reach. This is one of those schools that are a high reach for everyone. Hope your essay makes your character stand out.</p>
<p>Columbia: Still a reach. But go for it.</p>
<p>Brown: Reach. If you really, really wanted to, you might make it.</p>
<p>Georgetown: You have a lot of reaches…mostly because of how selective these colleges are. You have a higher chance of getting into Georgetown than most of the ones above, and if it didn’t only accept about 20% of it applicants it’d be a match.</p>
<p>Tufts: Maybe a slightly higher chance than Georgetown.</p>
<p>George Washington: Low match.</p>
<p>I would say yes, U of Washington is an appropriate safety for you. As far as the Ivy League schools go, they are reaches for everyone and you are no exception, unfortunately. I would say Tufts is a high match for you, and Georgetown more of a low reach. George Washington is basically a safety, as well.</p>
<p>Thank you for your replies! That’s what I’ve heard (and feared) about the Ivies. Where else should I apply, so I’ll have more safeties/matches? I’m interested in politics and international relations, so that’s why so East Coast-centric (and yes, I’m in-state for UW).</p>
<p>people! come on please :)</p>